Loser: 'The Office' final season

Whatever nostalgia Emmy voters had for the final season of "30 Rock" didn't carry over to departing NBC colleague "The Office." Yes, Greg Daniels' finale script was nominated, as were the editing and sound mixing on the finale, but any hope that stars like Rainn Wilson or Jenna Fischer had one last nomination in them failed to materialize. The show also shot itself in the foot a bit when it came to Emmy nods, with perennial nominee (and perennial loser) Steve Carell failing to submit himself as Guest Actor in a Comedy.-Daniel Fienberg